Mine Index Number: 0620
| Company Name:
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French Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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French Mine
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| Start Date:
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1926
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End Date:
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1955
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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76
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main shaft
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La Salle
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31N 3E
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3
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SW SE SW
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| Air shaft
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La Salle
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31N 3E
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3
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NW NE SW
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| Air shaft
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La Salle
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31N 3E
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3
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NW NE SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
Samples taken in the mine indicate a 1 inch clay band was commonly found in the seam. Sometimes a pyrite band or lense was also found.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 483,879
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352436
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1-3-1955
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1:1200
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1:2731
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352436, reel 03139, frame 111 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
